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Forums > Food & Drink > Cheapest place to buy Beer Lao?

The only store I know of that sells Beer Lao is Paul's Shop. If I recall correctly it's about 8 for a small bottle and 13 for a big bottle. Is there any other place in town to get it cheaper, especially by buying a full crate?

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Minimum Daily Expenditures

If you want to live as cheap as possible, don't eat at restaurants, even cheap ones. If you cook all your food, you can eat healthily for 15 a day (rice, noodles, eggs, vegetables, fruit), then pick a couple of days a week to eat meat for 25 a day.

But if you're a foreigner why not teach English a few hours a week and enjoy a much nicer lifestyle?

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Day hiking/biking in Kunming

I'm looking for some new places to spend time hiking/biking near the city. Right now the only good area I know of is near Bamboo Temple. If you go there, you can find some nice secluded trails with decent scenery. Unlike the inner-city parks, you can do a 360 degree turn without seeing or hearing anyone.

Are there any other places near Kunming like that which can be reached and returned from in a day?

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I hate almost all website layout overhauls at first, so I give myself time to adjust. But the new GoKunming layout has not grown on me. There's too much scrolling involved when using a laptop. It's difficult to find the search bar because most pages don't contain it. Overall, the compact, functional layout we had before was quite nice and didn't need to be changed.

"Should only countries with perfect human right records be allowed to discuss other countries human rights situation?"

No, but only countries that look like they're trying. U.S. fails in that regard. Other countries, e.g. Switzerland and Denmark have the requisite integrity to engage in dialogue.

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New menu, prices of many of my favorite dishes increased 25%+. Salvador's used to unambiguously be the best value for western food in town, now while still an excellent place, I'll be eating there somewhat less due to the price increases.

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Very delicious, though a bit pricey (perhaps 45-60 per person depending on how much meat you want). Considering it's all top-notch organic ingredients, I still think it's a 5 stars in value.

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Yes, I remember this place from a trip a few months ago, tried going 3 times, closed every time.

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I'm reviewing the pizzas which are the only items on the menu I've tried. The pizzas are the best in Kunming hands down. I go to this restaurant on Fridays for the half price pizza which is an excellent deal. Food usually arrives slow at this time because the restaurant can get overwhelmed with customers, but the wait is well worth it.

There is one problem with this restaurant, and that is its location. It's not around anything else and there's no convenient bus from the Cui Hu area. So it's 35 minutes of brisk walking each way when I want to visit. Only the weekly pizza pizza deal is enough to motivate me. If Slice of Heaven was on Wenlin Jie I would probably visit 2-3 times a week.

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This place has fantastic ratings...but I can't find it! I'm pretty sure I was on the right street but it looked like it was just residential area on the south end of Tianjundian Xiang, no restaurant...there was a gate with a guard and I didn't go any farther than that, maybe I was supposed to? None of the buildings on this street had address numbers that I could see.